Posted on 08/15/2003 4:35:04 AM PDT by kattracks
(Reuters) - Hambali, al Qaeda's top man in Southeast Asia and suspected mastermind behind a string of deadly bombings, has been captured in Thailand, handed over to the Americans and flown out of the country, officials said on Friday.
Asia's most wanted man, now clean-shaven and his face altered by plastic surgery, was arrested with a woman by Thai and U.S. officials in Ayutthaya, the ancient Thai capital 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok, a senior Thai general said.
"A special flight from the United States picked him up at Bangkok airport on Wednesday morning," said the general, who declined to be identified.
Confusion surrounded the whereabouts of the latest senior al Qaeda-linked radical to be hunted down in the war on terror that Washington launched after the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington.
Hambali, born Riduan Isamuddin, and his wife were flown home to Indonesia, a Thai government minister said. Indonesia's police chief said he was unaware of the transfer and a U.S. official in Bangkok said Washington was unlikely to reveal his location soon.
Others have been held by U.S. authorities at undisclosed locations, but are believed to have been questioned initially at bases in Afghanistan.
President Bush hailed the capture. "He's a known killer. Hambali was one of the world's most lethal terrorists. He is no longer a problem," he said.
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said Hambali's arrest followed local leads, but would not say where he had been taken.
"We received tipoffs from local people that there were strange-looking people staying around there so we checked their background and passports and realized that they were the people we were looking for," he told reporters in Sri Lanka.
The Muslim cleric, son of peasant farmers on the main Indonesian island of Java, crossed into Thailand last week from Laos using a fake Spanish passport, a police general said.
"He was not wearing a beard and he had had plastic surgery," he said. "He used a Spanish passport with a long, confusing Spanish name."
INTERROGATION STARTS
Hambali is wanted in Indonesia as the suspected brains behind many attacks across the archipelago, including last October's Bali bombings, which killed 202 people in two nightclubs.
U.S. officials said Hambali, thought to be operations chief of Southeast Asia's militant Jemaah Islamiah network and the only man from the region to sit on al Qaeda's military committee, was being interrogated but would not say where.
"Hambali is in U.S. custody and that's all we can say for now," said a U.S. diplomat in Bangkok.
Governments across Asia and in Australia breathed sighs of relief at the capture of a man tagged one of the world's most dangerous. He had been on the run since at least 2000.
His fugitive status did not halt his activities, and he was videotaped attending January 2000 planning meetings in Malaysia for the September 11 strikes.
However, officials said they feared JI might strike again -- little more than a week after a suicide car bomber killed 12 people at a luxury Jakarta hotel -- in revenge for Hambali's capture.
"We should not let our guard down," Philippine National Security Adviser Roilo Golez told Reuters. "We have to raise the alert level against repercussions or retaliatory attacks."
SECURITY TIGHTENED
Police tightened security around a meeting of Asia-Pacific officials in southern Thailand that is preparing the ground for a regional summit in October that Bush is due to attend.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard said no leader would be deterred from attending the summit in Bangkok.
"Any gathering of world leaders carries a security challenge in the era in which we live in, but we're all still going and I can't imagine there'll be any change on that," he said.
Australia said the arrest of Hambali, who is about 40, was a major breakthrough in the U.S.-led war on terror. Indonesia called it "an important mark in the global fight against terror."
Predominantly Buddhist Thailand has 63 million people, six million of them Muslims, mostly living in the southern region bordering Malaysia.
Hambali was first hunted in Thailand last year and is believed to have given the go-ahead for the Bali bombings at a meeting in Bangkok when he shifted JI's focus to soft targets.
He was also sighted in neighboring Cambodia, but had managed to stay one step ahead of the law.
Who performed it, what is the money trail?
The Thais have never been colonized, and they'll not let the Islamists take over their country.
I'd not want to be a terrorist in the hands of the Thai military police.
A fact of which I am well aware.
Mrs ASA Vet is Thai, and owns a Thai restaurant.
I think Gitmo was chosen to avoid some legal issues in the US. Maybe there's some Airforce camp in Antarctica that would do.
I wonder what Hambali was doing in Thailand. Hookers probably.
| Its the Terrorist Scumbag Scorecard |
| Name | Function | Status | Location |
| SHURA MAJLIS | |||
| The Shura Majlis serves as the board of directors for al-Qaeda, with bin Laden assuming the position of the chief executive officer. While it existed in rudimentary form prior to the creation of the International Islamic Front for Jihad Against Jews and Crusaders in 1998, the structure underwent a dramatic change during the summer of 2001 when both Gamaa al-Islamiyyah and the Egyptian Islamic Jihad formally merged with al-Qaeda’s command structure and their leaderships were integrated into the former organization. Location is listed if known. | |||
| Osama bin Laden | Emir-General | Possibly killed at Tora Bora in Dec. 2001, now believed to be at large | Unknown but frequently reported to be in the Baluchistan area of Pakistan. |
| Ayman al-Zawahiri | Second-in-Command/Egyptian Islamic Jihad Emir | At Large | Bangladesh as of September 2002 |
| Thirwat Salah Shirhata | Egyptian Islamic Jihad Deputy Emir | At Large | Unknown |
| Rifa'i Taha Musa | Gamaa al-Islamiyyah Secretary-General | At Large | Unknown |
| Mustafa Hamza | Gamaa al-Islamiyyah Deputy Emir | At Large | Unknown |
| Mohammed Atef | Supreme Military Commander | Dead (November 2001) | Hell |
| Saif al-Adel | Former second-in-command of al-Qaeda's military, became Supreme Military Commander after Atef's death. | At Large | Iran as of August 2002 |
| Abd al-Aziz al-Jamal | Former top aide to Ayman al-Zawahiri, now Deputy Military Commander under Saif al-Adel. | At Large | Iran as of August 2002 |
| Abu Zubaydah | Global Operations Chief | Apprehended (April 2002) | In Custody |
| Abu Jafar al-Jaziri | Deputy Global Operations Chief | Dead (April 2002) | Hell |
| Abu Musab Zarqawi | Former Southeast Asian Operations Chief, currently Global Operations Chief, replacing Zubaydah. | At Large | Variously reported as being in both Iran and northern Iraq as of Febuary 2003 |
| Abu Zubair al-Haili | North African Operations Chief | Apprehended (June 2002) | In Custody |
| Tawfiq Attash Khallad | Leader of USS Cole Operation, South Asian Operations Chief | At Large | Unknown |
| Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri | Middle East Operations Chief | Apprehended (November 2002) | In Custody |
| Abu Mohammed al-Masri * | East African Operations Chief | At Large | Unknown |
| Tariq Anwar al-Sayyid Ahmad | Balkans Operations Chief | Dead (February 2002) | Hell |
| Mohammed Salah | Senior Explosive Expert, Central African Operations Chief | Dead (December 2001) | Hell |
| Mahfouz Ould al-Walid (aka Abu Hafs the Mauritanian, aka "Mr. Mauritania") | Theologian | Formerly believed dead, now believed to be at large | Iran |
| Zaid Khayr | Operations Chief (?) | At Large | Unknown |
| THE INNER CIRCLE** | |||
| These are bin Laden’s aides, security chiefs, and immediate family members. While only a handful of those listed possesses any true value to al-Qaeda, their capture will demonstrate just how close the United States is to tracking down and apprehending or eliminating the al-Qaeda leader and his top lieutenants. | |||
| Amin al-Haq | Shura Majlis Security Chief | At Large | Unknown |
| Abdallah Tabarak | Tora Bora CINC | Apprehended (December 2001) | In Custody |
| Saif al-Din al-Ansari | Theological Advisor to Osama bin Laden | At Large | Unknown |
| Abu Ubeid al-Qurashi | Military Advisor to Osama bin Laden | At Large | Unknown |
| Abu Bashir al-Yemeni | Political Advisor to Osama bin Laden | At Large | Unknown |
| Saad bin Laden | Spawn of Satan, Operations Chief, heir Apparent | Reported to be Apprehended, likely still at Large | Iran |
| Mahammed bin Laden | Spawn of Satan, Security Chief | At Large | Iran |
| Hamza bin Laden | Spawn of Satan | Reported to be Apprehended, likely still at Large | Iran |
| Saif bin Laden | Spawn of Satan | At Large | Iran |
| TERRORIST TRAINING CAMP COMMANDERS | |||
| Prior to Operation Enduring Freedom, al-Qaeda maintained training facilities in Afghanistan, Indonesia, Sudan, the Philippines, northern Albania and Chechnya. Al-Qaeda recruits are divided into four groups: mujahideen (foot soldiers), shahideen (suicide bombers), takfiri (sleepers), and ansar (support personnel), each with their own specialized training and indoctrination. Capturing the terrorist training camp commanders is of utmost necessity to the success of the War on Terror. | |||
| Sheikh Ibn al-Liby (Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi) | Terrorist Training Camp Commander | Apprehended (January 2002) | In Custody |
| Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi | Terrorist Training Camp Commander | Apprehended (April 2002) | In Custody |
| Fathur Rahman al-Ghozi | Terrorist Training Camp Commander | Apprehended (December 2001) | In Custody |
| Abdul Aziz | Terrorist Training Camp Commander | At Large | Unknown |
| Abdul Rahin Ayub | Terrorist Training Camp Commander | At Large | Unknown |
| Parlindugan Siregar | Terrorist Training Camp Commander | At Large | Indonesia |
| Omar Bandon | Terrorist Training Camp Commander | At Large | Indonesia |
| Syawal | Terrorist Training Camp Commander | At Large | Indonesia |
| THE FINANCIAL COMMITTEE | |||
| Al-Qaeda has at its disposal a great deal of money from a wide variety of sources that include everything from legitimate businesses to an elaborate network of Islamic charities and NGOs created for the purpose of supplying funds to the organization. This committee is responsible for the administration and distribution of the group’s funds, as well as transferring assets to avoid their being frozen. | |||
| Sheikh Saiid al-Masri (Mustafa Ahmed al-Hisawi) | Head of the Financial Committee | Apprehended (March 2003) | In Custody |
| Mohammed Jamal Khalifa | Financier and envoy to the Saudi Bin Laden Group | At Large | Saudi Arabia as of October 2002 |
| Saad al-Sharif | Financier / OBL's Brother in Law | At Large | Unknown |
| Ahmed Saeed al-Kadr | Financier | At Large | Unknown |
| Khalil Saeed Deek | Financier | At Large | Unknown |
| Wan min Wan Mat | Financier | Apprehended (September 2002) | In Custody |
| Abdul Rahim Riyadh | Financier | Apprehended (February 2002) | In Custody |
| Abu Salah al-Yemeni | Financier | Dead (February 2002) | Hell |
| Hamza al-Qatari | Financier | Dead (March 2002) | Hell |
| Sheik Mohammed Al Hasan Al-Moayad | Financier / Cleric | Apprehended (January 2003) | In Custody |
| Mohammed Mohsen Yahya Zayed | Financier / Cleric | Apprehended (January 2003) | In Custody |
| Abu Yasir al-Jaziri | Financier | Apprehended (March 2003) | In Custody |
| THE GOLDEN CHAIN | |||
| While al-Qaeda’s sources of funding are manifold, its largest sources of funding are found in twelve wealthy Saudi businessmen who are known within the organization as “the Golden Chain” and contribute millions every year. So long as this chain of financing remains intact, the group will remain able to regroup and reform itself to strike again. Also included within this list are al-Qaeda’s official contacts within both the Saudi Bin Laden Group as well as those elements of House Saud that support the group’s aims. All publicly known members are listed and other names will be added as soon as they become available. | |||
| Khalid bin Mafouz | Former CEO of the Saudi National Commercial Bank | At Large | Saudi Arabia |
| Saleh Abdullah Kamel | Co-founder of the al-Shamal Bank | At Large | Saudi Arabia |
| Abdullah Suleiman al-Rajhi | CEO of al-Rajhi Bank | At Large | Saudi Arabia |
| Abdel Abdul Jalil Batterjee | Founder of the Benevolence International Foundation | At Large | Saudi Arabia |
| Wael Hamza Julaidan | Chairman of the Pakistan branch of the Muslim World League | At Large | Saudi Arabia |
| Mohammed Hussein al-Amoudi | Founder of the al-Haramain Foundation | At Large | Saudi Arabia |
| Yassin al-Qadi | Chairman of the al-Haramain Foundation | At Large | Saudi Arabia |
| DIPLOMATIC CORPS | |||
| In order to remain in touch with its plethora of affiliate organizations worldwide, al-Qaeda maintains a corps of “terrorist ambassadors,” operations chiefs whose duty is to maintain and coordinate operations with local affiliate groups. This list is incomplete and will be revised accordingly as more data becomes available. | |||
| Abdelwahid Ahmed Alwan | Ambassador to the GSPC | Dead (November 2002) | Hell |
| Hamid Saadaoui | Successor to Abdelwahid Ahmed Alwan | At Large | Algeria |
| Abu Leith al-Lybi | Ambassador to the GIA | At Large | Algeria |
| Saif al-Islam al-Masri | Ambassador to the al-Ansar | Apprehended (May 2002) | In Custody |
| Salah Hajir | Ambassador to the Asbat al-Ansar | At Large | Lebanon |
| Qari Akka | Ambassador to the IMU | At Large | Unknown |
| Abu Iyad | Ambassador to the UFCM | At Large | Georgia |
| Omar al-Farouq | Ambassador to Jemaah Islamiyyah | Apprehended (Summer 2002) | In Custody |
| Syafullah al-Yemeni | Successor to Omar al-Farouq | At Large | Indonesia |
| MEDIA COMMITTEE | |||
| This group acts as al-Qaeda’s unofficial spokesmen and are responsible for the spread of its ideology throughout the Islamic world. Other unofficial members of the committee not listed on this list are members of the Khalifah, Hizb-ut-Tahrir, and Salafist movements. | |||
| Suleiman Abu Ghaith | Spokesman | At Large | Unknown |
| Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Masri | Head of Supporters of Sha’riah | At Large | United Kingdom |
| Sheikh Omar al-Bakri | Head of al-Muhajiroun | At Large | United Kingdom |
| Sheikh Abu Qatada al-Philisteeni | Spokesman | Apprehended | In Custody |
| WMD COMMITTEE | |||
| Al-Qaeda employs a number of Muslim scientists of various nationalities, principally Egypt, to assist them in the creation and procurement of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons. | |||
| Midhat Mursi | Emir of the WMD Committee | At Large | Unknown |
| Abu Khabab | Chief chemical weapons scientist | At Large | Unknown |
| Assadalah Abdul Rahman | Chief of WMD procurement | At Large | Unknown |
| Abu Bashir al-Yemeni | Unknown | At Large | Unknown |
| MILITARY COMMITTEE | |||
| Al-Qaeda maintains, in addition to its considerable legions of terrorist cells, a number of quasi-military formations spread across the globe in Algeria, Eritrea, Somalia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Chechnya, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Most of its military commanders are veterans past Islamic insurgencies and are considered primary targets for anti-terrorism efforts. This remains a work in progress and anyone with definitive information on the Bosnian, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Azerbaijan-based al-Qaeda would be obliged to contact me. | |||
| Khalid Sheikh Mohammed | Emir of the Martyrdom Battalion | Apprehended (March 2003) | In Custody |
| Hanbali (Nurjaman Riduan Isamuddin) | South East Asia Operations Chief | Apprehended (August 2003) | In Custody |
| Abdel Azeem al-Muhajir | Tunisia Operations Chief | At Large | Pakistan |
| Faisal Abdullah Mohammed | Somalia Operations Chief | At Large | Somalia |
| Bilal bin Marwan | Arabian Sea Commander-in-Chief | At Large | Iran |
| Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi | Yemen Operations Chief | Dead November (2002) | Hell |
| Mohsen al-Fadli | Kuwait Commander-in-Chief | Apprehended | In Custody |
| Abdel Hari al-Iraqi | Afghanistan Commander-in-Chief | At Large | Unknown |
| Abdullah Saidov (Sayyid Abdullah Nuri Masood) | Tajikistan Operations Chief | At Large | Uzbekistan (Ferghana Valley) |
| Mohammed Sharif Himmatzade | Military advisor to Abdullah Saidov | At Large | Uzbekistan (Ferghana Valley) |
| Imam Samudra | Java Commander-in-Chief | Apprehended (November 2002) | In Custody |
| Mas Selamat Kastari | Singapore Commander-in-Chief | Apprehended (February 2003) | In Custody |
| Khalid Ansari | Australia Operations Chief | At Large | Unknown |
| Ahmed Zaoui | New Zealand Operations Chief | At Large | Unknown |
| Essid Sami ben Khemais | Southern Europe Commander-in-Chief | Apprehended | In Custody |
| Lionel Dumont | France Operations Chief | At Large | Unknown |
| Abdel Karim al-Hadouti | Belgium Operations Chief | At Large | Algeria as of November 2001 |
| Fouzi al-Hadouti | Aide to Abdel Karim, senior explosives expert | At Large | Algeria as of November 2001 |
| Ali Ahmeti | Kosovo/Macedonia Operations Chief | At Large | Kosovo |
| Saqar al-Jadawi | Military Commander | At Large | Unknown |
| Mohammed Omar Abdel Rahman | Military Commander | Apprehended (March 2003) | In Custody |
| Ahmed Omar Abdel Rahman | Military Commander | Apprehended (December (2001) | In Custody |
| AFFILIATE ORGANIZATION LEADERS | |||
| Al-Qaeda is, above all else, an organization of organizations, and uses lesser terrorist groups as affiliates and franchises in order to accomplish its objectives on a local level. Hezbollah is not included on this list because it remains an equal partner with al-Qaeda, not an affiliate or subordinate organization. | |||
| CHECHNYA | |||
| Shamil Basayev | Emir of the United Forces of the Caucasian Mujahideen (UFCM) | At Large | At Large |
| Amir ibn al-Khattab | Emir of al-Ansar | Dead (March 2002) | Hell |
| Abu al-Walid | Deputy Emir of al-Ansar | At Large | Dagestan, Russian Federation |
| Amir Badalov | Azeri Jamaat leader | At Large | Georgia |
| Rovshan Kitab-Ogly | Azeri Jamaat military commander | At Large | Georgia |
| ALGERIA | |||
| Antar Zouabri | National Emir of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) | Dead (Febuary 2002) | Hell |
| Rachid Abu Tourab | Deputy Emir of the GIA | At Large | Algeria |
| Hassan Hattab | Emir of the Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC) | At Large | Algeria |
| LEBANON | |||
| Abdullah Shreidi | Asbat al-Nour leader | At Large | Lebanon |
| Ahmad al-Karim al-Sadi | Asbat al-Ansar leader | At Large | Lebanon |
| CENTRAL ASIA | |||
| Mullah Omar | Supreme Leader of the Taliban | At Large | Unknown |
| Mullah Hahsan Mahsum | Emir of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement | At Large | Uzbekistan (Ferghana Valley) |
| Ismail Kadir | ETIM envoy to Afghanistan | Apprehended (July 2002) | In Custody |
| Juma Namangani | Emir of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan | Reported dead in November 2001, but the Kyrgz Security Council believes him to be alive | Uzbekistan (Ferghana Valley), if alive |
| Tahir Yuldosh | Deputy Emir of the IMU | At Large | Pakistan |
| Mohammed Taher Baldash | Military Commander of the IMU | At Large | Pakistan |
| SOUTH ASIA*** | |||
| Sheikh Mubarak Ali Gilani | Emir of Jamaat ul-Fuqra | At Large | Pakistan |
| Fazlur Rehman Khalil | Harakat ul-Ansar/Harakat ul-Mujahideen commander | At Large | Pakistan |
| Bakht Zamin Khan | al-Badr commander-in-chief | At Large | Pakistan |
| Sharib Zubair | Harakat ul-Mujahideen al-Ami | Apprehended (September 2002) | In Custody |
| Sayyid Salahuddin | Emir of the Hizb ul-Mujahideen | At Large | Pakistan |
| Maulana Masood Azhar | Jaish-e-Mohammed commander | At Large | Pakistan |
| Hafiz Saeed | Lashkar-e-Tayyaba leader | Apprehended (December 2001) | In Custody |
| Hafiz Khalid Walid | Lashkar-e-Tayyaba deputy leader | At Large | Pakistan |
| Mohammed Latif | Lashkar-e-Tayyaba commander | At Large | Pakistan |
| Maulana Fazlur Rahman | Head of Jamaat-e-Islami | At Large | Pakistan |
| Sheikh Jamil ur-Rahman | Tehrik ul-Mujahideen emir | At Large | Pakistan |
| Riaz Basra | Lashkar-e-Jhangvi | Apprehended (January 2002) | In Custody |
| THE PHILIPPINES | |||
| Hashim Salamat | Secretary-General of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) | At Large | Philippines |
| Eid Kabalu | MILF spokesman | At Large | Philippines |
| al-Haj Murad Ibrahim | MILF assistant secretary-general | At Large | Philippines |
| Ghazali Jaafar | MILF military commander | At Large | Philippines |
| Sammy al-Mansoor | MILF chief of staff | At Large | Philippines |
| Khadafi Janjalani | Emir of Abu Sayyaf | At Large | Philippines |
| Radulan Sahiron | Abu Sayyaf military commander | At Large | Philippines |
| Isnilon Hapilon | Abu Sayyaf operations chief | At Large | Philippines |
| Hamsiraj Sali | Abu Sayyaf liaison to Iraq | At Large | Philippines |
| Mujib Susukan | Abu Sayyaf military commander | Dead (Febuary 2003) | Hell |
| Maid Sampang | Abu Sayyaf explosives expert | Apprehended (January 2003) | In Custody |
| Mark Bolkerin Gumbahale | Abu Sayyaf explosives expert | Apprehended (October 2002) | In Custody |
| Adjid Moro | Abu Sayyaf procurement officer | Apprehended (January 2003) | In Custody |
| Mariano Lomarda | Leader of Rajah Solaiman group | Apprehended (March 2003) | In Custody |
| Nedhal Falah Awwad al-Dhalain | Financier for Rajah Solaiman group | Apprehended (May 2002) | In Custody |
| Ahmad Abdellatif Jubran | Responsible for several bombings in PI, Linked to Mohammed Jamal Khalifa | Apprehended (May 2002) | In Custody |
| SOUTHEAST ASIA | |||
| Abubakar Bashir | Jemaah Islamiyyah spiritual leader | Apprehended (October 2002) | In Custody |
| Mukhlas (Ali Gufron) | Jemaah Islamiyyah operations chief | Apprehended (October 2002) | In Custody |
| Mohammed Iqbal Abdurraham (Abu Jibril) | Jemaah Islamiyyah deputy operations chief | At Large | Unknown |
| Zulkarnaen | Jemaah Islamiyyah military commander | At Large | Unknown |
| Azahari | Jemaah Islamiyyah explosives expert | At Large | Unknown |
| Habib Rizieq Shihab | Islamic Defense Front leader | Apprehended (October 2002) | In Custody |
| Ibrahim Maidin | Jemaah Islamiyyah recruiting officer | At Large | Unknown |
| Agus Dwikairna | Founding member of Rabitatul Mu-jahidin, Associate of al-Zwahari and Omar al-Farouq | Apprehended (March 2002) | In Custody |
| Abdul Jamal Balfas | Member of Rabitatul Mu-jahidi | Apprehended (March 2002) | In Custody |
| Tamsil Linrung | Member of Rabitatul Mu-jahidi | Apprehended (March 2002) | In Custody |
| THE CELL | |||
| The September 11 attacks were the most sophisticated operation in the modern history of terrorism and as such required a sophisticated network of al-Qaeda operatives spanning from Germany to Malaysia. Some of these individuals have been taken into custody, but a disturbing number continue remain at large. | |||
| Zacarias Moussaoui | Martyrdom Battalion operative | Apprehended (August 2001) | In Custody |
| Ramzi Binalshibh | 9/11 operations chief | Apprehended (September 2002) | In Custody |
| Mounir al-Motassadeq | 9/11 operations planner | Apprehended | In Custody |
| Zakariya Essabar | 9/11 operations planner | At Large | Unknown |
| Said Bahaji | 9/11 operations planner | At Large | Unknown |
| Abdelghani Mzoudi | 9/11 financier | Apprehended (Febuary 2003) | In Custody |
| Mohammed Galeb Kalaje Zouaydi | 9/11 financier | Apprehended (April 2002) | In Custody |
| Aftab Ansari | 9/11 financier | At Large | Pakistan |
| Yazid Sufaat | Al-Qaeda operative | Apprehended (November 2002) | In Custody |
| Abdulaziz Saudi al-Rasheed | Al-Qaeda operative | Apprehended (August 2002) | In Custody |
| Sheikh Ahmed al-Hawashi | Al-Qaeda recruiter | At Large | Saudi Arabia |
| THE FBI’S MOST WANTED TERRORISTS | |||
| Contrary to popular belief, many of the individuals on the FBI’s most wanted list are not senior al-Qaeda leaders but are rather either low-level terrorists who have been involved in previous attacks on US installations. The focus of this list, however, is to take note of the non-al-Qaeda terrorists on the FBI list. | |||
| Imad Fayez Mugniyah | Hezbollah, Islamic Revolutionary Guards, global operations chief | At Large | Alternates between Lebanon (Bekaa Valley) and Iran |
| Ali Atwa | Hezbollah (Iran), Coalition for Revolutionary Justice operative |
At Large | Lebanon (Bekaa Valley) |
| Hasan Izz-Al-Din | Hezbollah (Iran), Coalition for Revolutionary Justice operative |
At Large | Lebanon (Bekaa Valley) |
| Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah | African Embassy Bomber | At Large | Unknown |
| Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed Al-Nasser | Khobar Towers Bomber | At Large | Unknown |
| Muhsin Musa Matwalli Atwah | African Embassy Bomber | At Large | Unknown |
| Anas Al-Liby | African Embassy Bomber | At Large | Unknown |
| Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani | African Embassy Bomber | At Large | Unknown |
| Ahmed Mohammed Hamed Ali | African Embassy Bomber | At Large | Unknown |
| Fazul Abdullah Mohammed | African Embassy Bomber | At Large | Unknown |
| Mustafa Mohamed Fadhil | African Embassy Bomber | At Large | Unknown |
| Sheikh Ahmed Salim Swedan | African Embassy Bomber | At Large | Unknown |
| Abdul Rahman Yasin**** | 1993 WTC Bombing | At Large | Unknown |
| Fahid Mohammed Ally Msalam | African Embassy Bomber | At Large | Unknown |
| Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Mughassil | Khobar Towers Bomber | At Large | Unknown |
| Ali Saed Bin Ali El-Hoorie | Khobar Towers Bomber | At Large | Unknown |
| Saif Al-Adel | African Embassy Bomber | At Large | Unknown |
| Ibrahim Salih Mohammed Al-Yacoub | African Embassy Bomber | At Large | Unknown |
| Others of Interest | |||
| These are terrorist who are named for some reason in the media but do not fit into the above categories. | |||
| Abikar Mohammed Ali | Mombosa | Apprehended (March 2003) | In Custody |
| *Note: Abu Mohammed al-Masri’s fate has been the subject of a great deal of speculation due to the fact that it is a fairly common nom de guerre among al-Qaeda operatives. Some of the data is still sketchy, but it appears that he is not the same as the Yemeni al-Qaeda operative who served as the network’s representative to the Algerian GSPC. Israeli officials have stated that he may have been one of the suicide bombers involved in the Mombasa attack in November 2002, but this has not been confirmed. **Note: Osama bin Laden is said to have had up to four wives and as many as twenty-three sons, though only four have been named by counter-terrorism sources. According to Time Magazine, documents recovered from Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s residence indicate that during December 2001 most of bin Laden’s family escaped into Iran with at least several hundred al-Qaeda fighters, a charge made by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at the time. The CIA has several intelligence reports citing Saad bin Laden as having met with senior members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Tehran in Febuary 2003. ***NOTE: The list of Pakistani al-Qaeda affiliates is incomplete, largely because they change their names so often in an effort to evade their financial assets being seized. ****Currently "at large" because he was released by the Clinton Justice Department after "cooperating" in the investigation of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. It turns out that he was actually an Iraqi intelligence agent, and is believed to have fled to Baghdad. |
|||
| Click here for the Iraqi Scoreboard |
A Freeper Production-SV
Ahmed Mohammad Barcelonahead?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.